Health & Safety

Legislation

The following acts and regulations govern Health & Safety:

• Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
• Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989.
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.
• Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992.
• Provisional and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992.
• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992.
• Noise at Work Regulations 1989.
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999.
• Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
• The Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997.
• Working Time Regulations 1998.

All the above may be obtained from the Stationery Office, see Useful Information.